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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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Ch. 234
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FOR the purpose of authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $375,000
$150,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Trustees of the
Howard County Conservancy, Inc. for certain development or improvement
purposes; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a
requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; requiring
the grantee to convey a certain easement to the Maryland Historic Trust; and
providing generally for the issuance and sale of bonds evidencing the loan.
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That:
(1) The Board of Public Works may borrow money and incur indebtedness on
behalf of the State of Maryland through a State loan to be known as the Howard
County Conservancy Loan of 2000 in a total principal amount equal to the lesser of (i)
$375,000 $150,000 or (ii) the amount of the matching fund provided in accordance
with Section 1(5) below. This loan shall be evidenced by the issuance, sale, and
delivery of State general obligation bonds authorized by a resolution of the Board of
Public Works and issued, sold, and delivered in accordance with 8-117 through
8-124 of the State Finance and Procurement Article and Article 31, § 22 of the Code.
(2) The bonds to evidence this loan or installments of this loan may be sold as
a single issue or may be consolidated and sold as part of a single issue of bonds under
§ 8-122 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.
(3) The cash proceeds of the sale of the bonds shall be paid to the Treasurer
and first shall be applied to the payment of the expenses of issuing, selling, and
delivering the bonds, unless funds for this purpose are otherwise provided, and then
shall be credited on the books of the Comptroller and expended, on approval by the
Board of Public Works, for the following public purposes, including any applicable
architects' and engineers' fees: as a grant to the Board of Trustees of the Howard
County Conservancy, Inc. (referred to hereafter in this Act as "the grantee") for the
planning, design, construction, and capital equipping of an educational facility on the
grounds of Mount Pleasant, a historic estate located in Howard County.
(4) An annual State tax is imposed on all assessable property in the State in
rate and amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds, as and
when due and until paid in full. The principal shall be discharged within 15 years
after the date of issuance of the bonds.
(5) Prior to the payment of any funds under the provisions of this Act for the
purposes set forth in Section 1(3) above, the grantee shall provide and expend a
matching fund. No part of the grantee's matching fund may be provided, either
directly or indirectly, from funds of the State, whether appropriated or
unappropriated. No part of the fund may consist of in kind contributions or funds
expended prior to the effective date of this Act. The matching fund may consist of real
property. In case of any dispute as to the amount of the matching fund or what money
or assets may qualify as matching funds, the Board of Public Works shall determine
the matter and the Board's decision is final. The grantee has until June 1, 2002, to
present evidence satisfactory to the Board of Public Works that a matching fund will
be provided. If satisfactory evidence is presented, the Board shall certify this fact and
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